Monday, 14 September 2026
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Investors are just a few weeks removed from digesting the SpaceX (SPCX) initial public offering (IPO), but another big IPO is coming on Friday, July 10, in the form of South Korean memory semiconductor giant SK Hynix.
Fixed income investors continue to grapple with an uncertain macro environment, dominated by higher-for-longer interest rates and a new-look U.S. Federal Reserve, in which rate hikes may be forthcoming. Rather than make…
While the Federal Reserve has held rates steady since its December 2025 meeting, investor expectations for future interest rate decisions have shifted drastically over the course of the year. Early expectations for 2026…
Russell Investments is getting new owners. An investor consortium led by B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, has agreed to acquire the asset manager from TA Associates and Reverence Capital Partners. The gr…
XCCC is part of an ETF suite that targets specific niches of the high-yield corporate bond market. This fund invests in USD-denominated corporate bonds that are rated CCC1 through CCC3, based on an average of Moodys, S&…
One of the bigger questions facing advisors and investors right now revolves around credit. Inflation, volatility, and Fed rate hikes all loom, potentially heightening credit risk for portfolios. Navigating that risk ma…
On Thursday, July 9, PepsiCo released its Q2 2026 earnings. Given how many remain worried how inflation and gas prices would affect consumer spending, this earnings call was closely watched.
Even without rate cut assistance from the Federal Reserve, the real estate sector is delivering the goods for investors this year. Count the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (RDOG) among the real estate ETFs displaying leade…
On June 30, Defiance debuted the new Defiance KSM TipRanks Analyst ETF (RANK). With an expense ratio of 60 basis points, this fund aims to leverage Wall Street’s highest-rated analyst consensus data to capitalize on U.S…
According to ETF Database, the REX Drone ETF (DRNZ) fund attracted approximately $11.28 million in inflows during the first week of the month. An additional $4.6 million arrived on July 7, bringing its five-day net infl…
The global economic landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation highlighted by a heavier reliance on energy. The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) usage is only going to accelerate this trend, which…
On Thursday, July 9, BlackRock debuted the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ). IQQ marks a significant inflection point in the ETF market, as BlackRock looks to challenge the tried-and-true Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ).
As megacap valuations remain stretched, more investors are looking to small- and mid- cap companies for growth exposure. At a recent TMX VettaFi product due diligence session, “Where Small-Cap Upside Meets Midcap Stabil…
Investor interest in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) continues to expand in 2026. TMX VettaFi caught up with Reckoner Capital co-CIO Tim Wickstrom at ETF Exchange 2026 to get a pulse on the CLO ETF market, which …
Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, a fractured energy security picture, and a wave of electrification are converging into a supercycle for clean energy infrastructure. That’s according to executives from SS&C AL…
Advisors say the biggest limit on their practice growth isn’t client demand or market conditions. It’s time, according to new research from T. Rowe Price.
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) – Asian stocks surged on Thursday as some vessels resumed passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while forecast-beating results at Nvidia and a suspended workers’ strike at Samsung Electronics…
Romania's economy slid 1.2% in the first three months of this year on a gross series basis compared with the same period in 2025, and 1.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to provisional data (1) the National I…
The producer price index rose 4.1% year on year, the highest rate since July 2022
How are advisors and investors looking at opportunities within model portfolios these days? Well, recent research seems to suggest that model portfolios in the U.S. are certainly picking up steam.
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market. The indexes generally rise and fall togethe…
While some of the hottest artificial intelligence (AI)-adjacent trades have hit a rough patch recently, broader large-cap equity benchmarks remain near all-time highs — despite a brief pullback on July 7. That’s a sign …
First Half of 2026 Sees a Shift in Leadership Despite conflict in the Middle East, sharp oil price swings, and resurging inflation concerns, equity markets posted positive returns in the first half of 2026 amid de-escal…